Field Trip News

Our action-packed days of Hawaiian Studies adventures have arrived!

Next week Thursday, 4/10/08, and Friday, 4/11/08, the third and fourth grade classes will be exploring Manoa and traveling to the North Shore to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center. Here is the itinerary for both trips:

Polynesian Cultural Center
Fukumoto/Holzman Thursday, 4/10/08
Byrne/Lorenzana Friday, 4/11/08

7:40 am -10:30 am       Morning at school preparing for Friday’s dinner.
10:30 am                     Leave Mid-Pac
11:15 am                     Eat lunch at Kualoa Beach Park
12:30 pm -3:30 pm       Explore Polynesian Cultural Center
4:45 pm                      Pick up your child at Mid-Pac (Thursday only) at upper pick-up

Ahupua`a of Manoa (wear your “Day in Manoa” t-shirt)
Byrne/Lorenzana Thursday, 4/10/08
Fukumoto/Holzman Friday, 4/11/08

8:00 am -9:00 am.         Manoa Chinese Cemetery.
9:00 am -9:30 am.         Return to Mid-Pac for a restroom stop.
9:30 am -10:30 am.       Koganji Temple
11:00 am -12:00 pm.     University of Hawai`i Hawaiian Studies Center (Lo'i Kalo) ***Please fill out release form.
12:00 pm -1:00 pm.       Lunch at Hawaiian Studies Center.
1:30 pm -2:30 pm.        Historic sites on Waikiki Beach, including a walk through the Moana Hotel.
3:00 pm -4:00 pm.        Maita`i catamaran ride.
4:30 pm.                      Depart Waikiki from Monsarrat Avenue behind the Waikiki Bandstand.
4:45 pm                       Pick up your child at Mid-Pac (Thursday only)at upper pick-up

Please contact your child’s teacher if the Thursday pick-up time is going to be a problem for you. We will do our best to arrange rides or child-care for you.
Reminders:
 1. Bring lunch and snack for both days!
 2. Wear either your “Day in Manoa” t-shirt (Manoa Ahupua`a day) or dark green Mid-Pac shirt (Polynesian Cultural     Center).
 3. Bring a water bottle.
 4. Wear a hat/visor.
 5. Put on sunscreen! Bring some to re-apply.
 6. Bring slippers or reef walkers for the boat (Manoa Ahupua`a day).
 7. You may want to bring a small towel on Manoa Ahupua`a day(not for swimming but in case your feet get wet or     sandy).
 8. You may want to bring a change of clothes for Friday’s dinner.
 9. Please turn in the attached release form to your child’s teacher.


Dinner Information:
Please meet us at 5:30 at Scudder Dining Hall (lower campus).
5:30-6:00 Browse displays and watch slide show.
6:00-7:00 Eat!
***If you signed up to help set up, please meet us at Scudder at 5:00.
***If you signed up to help serve, please check in with Ms. Byrne when you get there.
***If you signed up to help clean up, we’ll give you instructions after dinner.
Thank you in advance for your help!

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New Pictures in the Gallery

Check out the new pictures in the photo gallery.

1. Opera Preparations. Our class went to visit the set of Romeo and Juliet to gather information and ideas for our own production. We also met with Mrs. LeBlanc’s class to brainstorm ideas and create sketches of what we thought our set should look like.

2. Literature Circles. Groups are meeting to prepare a final presentation to their classmates about either the setting or the main character in their book. They are preparing a visual with a description and supporting evidence from the book.

3. Easter Crafts and Ho`olaule`a. The Meyer family donated Easter crafts for us to do as a class. We decorated Easter eggs and made egg people. Check out our creations! We also had a great time at Ho`olaule`a!

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